CVE-2025-22621 Privilege escalation for users who hold the “splunk_app_soar“ role in the Splunk App for SOAR
Low-privileged users can escalate privileges if the recommended admin_all_objects capability is assigned to the SOAR role.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22621?
CVE-2025-22621 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk App for SOAR, published on 7 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In versions 1.0.67 and lower of the Splunk App for SOAR, the Splunk documentation for that app recommended adding the `admin_all_objects` capability to the `splunk_app_soar` role. This addition could lead to improper access control for a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" Splunk roles.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22621?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22621?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22621 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22621 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22621 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rg8w-4hqw-2p27.